Measuring What Matters
June 25, 2009 | Report
This report highlights case studies from several communities and their successes with using EMRs for performance measurement and quality improvement.
Performance Standards and Measurement
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Optimizing Core Measures Performance through Concurrent Facilitation by Patient Care Analysts
June 4, 2008 | Story
Staff created new positions for quality improvement facilitators, called patient care analysts, to help providers improve their practice patterns and use of evidence-based interventions.
Satellite Broadcasts Bring Quality Training to New York
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
After partnering with continuing education staff at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany School of Public Health, they identified one solution: satellite broadcasts.
How Do Nurse Practitioners Compare to MDs as Primary Care Providers?
August 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The Columbia University School of Nursing conducted the second phase of a study comparing nurse practitioners and physicians as primary care providers.
A Comparative Study of 11 Local Health Department Organizational Networks
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study represented 11 local health departments (LHDs) as groups of networks employees, tasks, and knowledge were points, or nodes within each network LHDs that appear structurally distinct likely share patterns of interactions among their organizational elements.
Speaking Together: National Language Services Network
April 18, 2011 | Program Result Report
Ten hospitals throughout the country joined a collaborative learning network, developed strategies to improve the quality and accessibility of their language services, and tested them using five standardized performance improvement measures.
A Community-Level Effort to Motivate Physician Participation in the National Committee for Quality Assurance Diabetes Physician Recognition Program
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This case study involved a regional QI initiative to improve delivery of care to people with diabetes. Pay for participation may be a viable strategy to promote quality improvement in primary care practices.
Making the Grade - Expanding and Improving School-Based Health Centers in New York
November 14, 2003 | Program Result Report
New York State improved its system of school-based health centers by standardizing practices at existing centers, stabilizing funding, and launching additional school-based health centers with community partners.
Is There a Nurse in the House?
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Columbia University School of Nursing developed a plan and instruments to evaluate Columbia Advanced Practice Nurse Associates, a nurse practitioner-run primary health care practice based in Manhattan that it sponsors.